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Drugs, Behavior, and Modern Society, 8th edition

Published by Pearson (July 14, 2021) © 2014

  • Charles F. Levinthal Hofstra University
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PART I: DRUGS IN SOCIETY/DRUGS IN OUR LIVES
1. Drugs and Behavior Today
2. Drug-Taking Behavior: The Personal and Social Concerns
3. How Drugs Work in the Body and on the Mind

PART II: LEGALLY RESTRICTED DRUGS IN OUR SOCIETY
4. The Major Stimulants: Cocaine and Amphetamines
5. Narcotics: Opium, Heroin, and Synthetic Opiates
6. LSD and Other Hallucinogens
7. Marijuana

PART III: LEGAL DRUGS IN OUR SOCIETY
8. Alcohol: Social Beverage/Social Drug
9. Chronic Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
10. Nicotine and Tobacco Use
11. Caffeine

PART IV: ENHANCERS AND DEPRESSANTS
12. Performance Enhancing Drugs and Drug Testing in Sports
13. Depressants and Inhalants

PART V: MEDICINAL DRUGS
14. Prescription Drugs, Over-the-Counter Drugs, and Dietary Supplements
15. Drugs for Treating Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders

PART VI: PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
16. Substance-Abuse Prevention
17. Substance-Abuse Treatment: Strategies for Change

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